Boab’s yer uncle.
DC Thomson
For years and years, the home of Oor Wullie seemed resigned to its fate. Then something strange happened.
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The number of teetotallers in Britain is rising. But that doesn’t mean the rest of the population has a healthy relationship with alcohol.
Trunk road.
Paul Biden
Europe loses as many trees to storms each year as Poland produces in timber. Until now, the models for predicting which trees are at risk have not been good enough.
PA
Why do big events that showcase elite sport fail to motivate people to get active?
Water waste of money.
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It’s a policy to help the environment, so where’s the evidence to support it?
Barking.
eAlisa
The politics may have changed over the years, but the literary obsessions of ‘northern Britain’ seem hard to shake.
‘I find the accused …’
Torin55
Only 5% of rape complaints in the UK end in convictions – what a legacy for the #metoo generation.
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Abortion provision in the 21st century needs to be treated like any other medical procedure: without judgement
Farmer Schwarmer.
Jacqueline Abremeit
Years before anyone conceived celebrity, the Scottish bard may have been the first to turn himself into a brand.
Scotland’s flawed genius, Robert Burns.
Alexander Nasmyth
Poetry has a long history of depicting violent sexual behaviour against women.
“Peidiwch â cholli!”
ESB Professional
Should the teacher be a sage on the stage or a guide on the side? Neither, it seems.
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Can internet voting bring young people to the polls? Here’s the evidence so far.
GingerInc
After centuries of decline and depolulation, the Highlands have thrived under the EU. Now Brexit threatens to turn back the clock.
Sun, sea, sand and tower blocks in Benidorm, Spain.
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How to make your holiday better for the environment through sustainable tourism.
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Brexit is causing nothing but trouble and who knows if independence will ever happen. No wonder the frozen north is such an appealing prospect.
Insecta cimicidae.
Akos Nagy
The experiences of a migrant district in Scotland’s biggest city could be the shape of things to come.
Much more must be done to keep teachers in South Africa.
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Policy needs to focus on making the teaching profession stable and more appealing. South Africa must ensure its locally trained teachers have more reason to stay in the country.
Why let George Osborne have all the fun?
Chris Radburn/PA
Scotland’s former first minister has sparked outrage in the UK with his latest move.
Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon is in a quandary.
Jane Barlow/PA
Barcelona has become the test case for separatists Europe over.
Behind the mask.
National Galleries of Scotland
An old Scottish master has revealed its secret after 430 years. What next from art detectives?